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If it's your first lamb, I'd keep it simple, butterfly it, spike it all over with a fork to create lots of little holes for the marinade to soak into. In a pestle and mortar (or food processor!) throw in a pinch of salt & pepper, small handful fresh rosemary (save that dried stuff for stews), half bulb garlic and the juice and grated rind of 1/2 a lemon [mix and match the quantities until you like the taste!!]. In a bowl mix in olive oil until you have a oily goopy mess. Rub the lamb all over and throw in a bag, pop in the rest of the marinade and seal. Casually throw into fridge. Best left for a few hours. Pop outside, setup grill for indirect, apple or cherry both work well with lamb but you might wish to omit the wood for the first time so you can just taste the meat and herbs). Scrape off 99&#37; of marinade. Pop Lamb over coals until it's browned up nicely (both sides) and then pull off to indirect side of the grill. When I cook indirect I only put coals on one side as I find it esier to control heat and gives room for big pieces of meat well away from coals. Pop lid on and leave until cooked. Should be eaten medium rare. Over cook it and you will regret it!!!!

Fresh Mint, Sage and Tyme all work well with Lamb. Tyme could be used instead of Rosemary in above, but I think Rosemary works better.

I've looked at lamb in the field and at the meat market. I have been tempted to try for a while but haven't yet. To my knowledge I don't think I have ever had any. I have had BBQ goat as a kid at a RN get together. Pretty good, but I wouldn't want it every day.

I have prepared lamb at home and at the restaurant where I worked...I still can't stand the taste of it.
That's just a personal thing -- I have an appreciation of well prepared lamb, but for me, the most important home accessory for lamb at home is:

The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things.... The good things don't always soften the bad things, and vice-versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant.
Doctor Who
"Vincent and the Doctor" episode